Peter Knaak

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Peter Knaak
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1979–1982
Preceded by Don Getty
Succeeded by Robert Alexander
Constituency Edmonton-Whitemud
Personal details
Born (1942-10-28) October 28, 1942 (age 78)
Hamburg, Germany [1]
Political party Progressive Conservative

Peter Knaak (born October 28, 1942) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1982.

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Political career

Knaak ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1979 Alberta general election. He won the electoral district of Edmonton-Whitemud with a landslide to hold it for the Progressive Conservatives. [2] Knaak retired from provincial politics after serving a single term in office at dissolution of the legislature in 1982.

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References

  1. "Guide Parlementaire Canadien". 1980.
  2. "Edmonton-Whitemud results 1979". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved November 19, 2009.